• Taking any client from “where they are” to “where they what to be”, requires a map. Diane is the navigator/map maker behind the Creative Wonders Communications and their all-star team. A thirty-five year veteran of advertising and communications, Diane works directly with clients to determine their vision, objectives and desired results. Creative Wonders integrates traditional communications (print, TV, radio, video, outdoor) and digital communications (websites, e-news, online ads) to increase a brand’s visibility, credibility and profitability. 
• No matter whether your business is local or global, small or large, retail or corporate, Diane has the experience and depth to create a map that will help grow your business.
• For a decade, Diane worked for large ad agencies as a writer and broadcast producer honing her creative skills of writing and producing entire ad campaigns in print, radio, video, television, transit, direct mail and promotion. Later, as a Creative Director she wrote and marketed television programs that aired in California, New York and Canada.
• Twenty-five years ago, Diane opened her own Creative Agency and has taken her skills directly to the client, working as a marketing and communications entrepreneur, leading her company, and many others towards continued business success and growth, through integrated marketing campaigns.

CAREER AND CLIENT HIGHLIGHTS

CREATIVE WONDERS: CELEBRATING 25 YEARS

1992 – Now.  Owner/Creative Director - Creative Wonders Communications

Clients:  ABC Recycling, BC Women’s Hospital, Vancouver’s North Shore Tourism, BC Kidney Foundation, BC Liquor Distribution, North Shore Credit Union, Capers Community Markets, Pharmasave (National), City of North Vancouver, District of West Vancouver, Lions Gate Hospital Foundation, North Shore Community Foundation, Parkgate Community Centre, Shylo Home Healthcare, Smiles By Pocock, Health Canada, Arts and Culture Commission of North Vancouver, North Vancouver Chamber of Commerce, Re/Max Western Canada, North Shore News,  North Shore Health, North Vancouver City Library, North Shore Recycling Program, Arbutus Roofing, TransLink, Vancouver Aquarium, North Shore Law, United Mortgage, Lonsdale Quay Market, Global Medikit, Kallweit Graham Architects, Dominion Lending Centres, Multifaith Calendar, Tailored Living, Integra Tire and Auto Centres.

1990 - 1991 - Creative Director: Barton Printz Television Productions

Television programs included:

• Beyond the Line with host: Laurier LaPierre,
• Masters Among Us: host Laurier LaPierre
• Positively Speaking with Terry Cole Whittakker

1988 - 1990 - Senior Writer/Producer VRH Communications

Clients: Tourism BC, SuperHost BC, White Spot Restaurants, Whistler Mountain, Tourism BC, Western Greenhouse Growers, Playland/PNE, BC Hydro, Money’s Mushrooms

1986 - 1988 - Senior Writer/Producer: Hayhurst Communications

Clients: Whistler Mountain, Pacific National Exhibition, Tourism BC, White Spot

1980 - 1986 - Writer/Producer: Simons Advertising

Clients: Canada Safeway, Birks, Block Bros, Sun-Rype Products, Four Seasons Hotel, Pacific Centre Shopping Mall, Richmond Savings.

BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS

• BNI Lions Gate

            Joined BNI Lions Gate in June of 2013.

            2013  Educational Coordinator

            2014-2015 President of BNI Lions Gate

            2015-2016 Chapter Growth Coordinator

            2016 to Now: Mentor

Director/Consultant for BNI

• BNI UP – Urban Professionals 2016 to now
• BNI Upper Levels – 2015 to now
• BNI Mountain High  – 2015 to 2018
• BNI Quayside  – 2016 to 2017

WOW – Women of Worth

AWARDS

2017 International Silver Summit Market Effectiveness Award for Online Advertising and Marketing

With over 1200 submissions from 13 countries, last year’s annual campaign for Vancouver’s North Shore Tourism (VNST) won silver in the category of online advertising and marketing.  Campaign results included: VNST website saw a 44% increase in page views, 63% increase in page sessions, You Tube videos views 160,755, Facebook increased 13%, Twitter increase 12%, and a hotel occupancy increase of 62% from when stats were first collected in 2007.

Client: Vancouver’s North Shore Tourism

2017 The Visioneers International Network Lifetime Achievement Award for Innovation and Entrepreneurship

This award honours 25 years of work of focused on giving back to the community and local businesses to help create a more peaceful, sustainable, enriched quality of life for all. Creative Wonders Communications has been visionary in their community leadership, their support of the sustainability movement and their desire to help entrepreneurs create viable, credible and profitable businesses. 

Recipient: Diane C. Lund: Owner: Creative Wonders Communications

2017 International Bronze Summit Creative Award for Print Specialty

Competing with 26 countries all over the world, the Multifaith 2017 calendar won third place in the Print Speciality category.  The Multifatih calendar is a source of accurate dates and descripts of approximately 430 events, including observances from 14 world religions.  

Client: The Multifaith Society Action Society

2017 International Judges Finalist Summit Creative Award for Print Speciality

Competing with countries all over the world, the Pedalheads illustrated children’s book won 4th place in the world for its five stories about safe biking for children.  

Client: Atlantis Programs &Pedalheads

International Silver Summit Creative Award for Radio. 

Over 50 countries worldwide competed. Title: Henry the 8th.
Client: Simmons Mattress Gallery

Canadian First Place - International Council of Shopping Centers – 

Marketing for a Shopping Center 200-499,000 square feet.

Client: Cottonwood Mall

Ethics in Actions Award – Small to Medium Size Business for Community Care 

presented by the Ethics in Action Committee and VanCity.

Excellence in Canadian Franchise Awards – Frankie Awards

• Pharmasave National Magazine Campaign – Silver Frankie
• Pharmasave National Magazine Campaign – Bronze Frankie
• Pharmasave National Television Campaign – Bronze Frankie
• Pharmasave National Direct Mail Campaign – Bronze Frankie
• Pharmsave National Media Campaign – Bronze Frankie

Best Business Award presented by The North Shore Chamber Of Commerce Business Excellence Award. Won over 75 North Shore companies for our business ethics, community, customer and employee relations.

IABC Gold Quill Award

(an international competition which recognizes excellence in communications from over 50 countries) for the North Shore Health Region Road-map Project

Hygeia Award, First Place, 

Annual Reports, Three or More Colours category (from National Association of Health Communications Professionals) for the North Shore Health Region Community Report

Silver Leaf Award of Merit

by the Canadian Chapter of the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) for the North Shore Health Region Road-map Project.

Client: North Shore Health Region

IABC Blue Wave Award of Merit, 

Special Publication category for the North Shore Health Region Road-map.

Client: North Shore Health Region

Best Promotion For A Newspaper In North America

by the Suburban Newspaper Association.

Client: North Shore News

To learn more go to: www.creativewonders.ca